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Synonyms of exact in English:

exact


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adjective

1‘write an exact description of everything you see’

SYNONYMS
precise, accurate, correct, faithful, close, true, veracious, literal, strict, unerring, faultless, errorless, error-free, perfect, impeccable
explicit, detailed, minute, meticulous, thorough, blow-by-blow
British inch-perfect
informal on the nail, on the mark, on the beam, on the button
British informal spot on, bang on
North American informal on the money
ANTONYMS

inexact, inaccurate

2‘he didn't approve of sloppiness and liked to be exact’

SYNONYMS
careful, meticulous, painstaking, precise, punctilious, conscientious, rigorous, scrupulous, exacting
methodical, systematic, well organized, ordered, orderly, controlled
ANTONYMS

careless


verb

1‘she exacted high standards of cleanliness from them’

SYNONYMS
demand, require, insist on, command, call for, impose, request, ask for, expect, look for
extract, compel, force, wring, wrest, squeeze, obtain
archaic constrain

2‘they exacted a terrible vengeance on the helpless tribe’

SYNONYMS
inflict, impose, deliver, administer, issue, apply